Poison bottle



W. F. LAiNG.

POISON BOTTLE. APPLICATION- FILED FEB. 10. 19 20. mmma. t te N v. 21, 1922 Patented lav. El, 1922.

- fell in teases WILLIAM F. LAING, OF CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND.

POISON BOTTLE.

Application filed. February 10, 1920. Serial No. 357,644.

7 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. LAING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cumberland, in the county of Ailegany and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Poison Botles; and I do hereby declare the 'fOllOWillg' to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved container for poisons said poison being in the form of liquid, pills, powder or other form usually stored in bottles or the like and may be briefly termed a posion bottle.

An object in View is to provide a receptacle for poison, having an outward appearance similar to bottles containing harmless substances, to permit its general use for instance in drug stores where uniformity is desired and the bottles are arranged in rows on shelves, some containing poison and others harmless substances.

Provision is also made for the use of said poison bottles on the same shelves with botties containing harmless substances, the lat ter having labels closely resembling those on the poison bottles, without any danger of a serious mistake by a clerk in hastily making up a prescription.

Another object is to provide a poison receptacle of special value in homes where there are small children who soon learn to draw a cork out of a bottle, by concealing or placing the discharge opening at a point remote from its usual location, by providing a false cork in the place usually occupied by the stopper, which if drawn by a child without result, would ordinarily cause him to discontinue his efforts to remove the contents of the bottle, and also by providing a stopper that is preferably screwed into place and is therefore removed in a manner different from that of the ordinary stopper.

it further object is to provide a safety container of such a character that accidents may be avoided which might be caused by picking up the wrong bottle in the dark, for instance in emergencies at night, when the selection of a bottle is made from its size and outline only.

These and other objects are obtained by providing a bottle adapted for use as a container for poison, requiring an operation when withdrawing its contents, that is wisely different and ifnecessary more difficult, than that requiredfor the withdrawal of the contents of the ordinary form of bottle, thereby indicating and forciblv impressing on the mind of the person usirigthe bottle that he is handling a poison.

This invention consists of such novel features of construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and finally claimed.

eference will be had to the drawings wherein like characters designate corresponding parts throughout the views, in

which: Figure l, is a vertical section of the improved poison bottle, taken centrally through the outlet port, showing the stopper and false cork in elevation,

Figure 2 is a section are 1 looking in the direction of the arrow, I Figure 3 is a vertical section similar to l igure 1 of the lower portion of the bottle showing a slightly modified form thereof.

Referring to the drawing more particularly, l designates the body of the container which may be of any preferred form and material but for the purpose of illustration is shown similar to the ordinary glass bottle having a neck 2.

The neck 2 and in fact the container throughout may be made to resemble any preferred form of bottle, as viewed when resting in its normal position on a shelf or other similar support. I

The neck 2 is however provided with a false or blind discharge opening 3, in which is seated the false cork 4, The opening 8 does not communicate with the interior of the bottle but simply receives the cork which gives the upper part of the bottle its usual normal appearance.

The bottom l is preferably slightly above the base of the bottle to provide an elongated threaded discharge opening for the reception of a correspondingly threaded stopper The discharge opening 6 is formed between the side ail of the bottle and the flange 7 depending from the bottom 4 of the bottle.

The stopper 5 may be glass or any other suitable material but is preferably of cork, provided with threads of only slight depth to insure against accidental displacement but requiring a rotary movement for its reon line 2-2 of Fig-,

moval. Any preferred means may be provided for the removal of the stopper 5 such as a knob 8 or the like permanently mounted therein, which may be grasped to rotate the stopper, or temporary means such as a cork screw may be inserted to accomplish the desired result.

WVhen the poison bottle is used as a receptacle for liquid the stopper is preferably located as near one side of the bottle as is possible and to further facilitate pouring, the outer edgeof the discharge opening 6 may be cut away to provide a pouring lip shown at 9.

WVhen'used as a receptacle for dry substances such as powder, pills or the like, a slightly modified form of bottle may be used as shown in Figure 3 in which the discharge opening 10 is centrally located.

The benefits of a receptacle of this character will be obvious, it being clear that while the bottle as above described will have allthe outward appearances of other bottles and possess all the benefits of same, its peculiar construction will effectively prevent any mistakes due to any confusion between same.

One of the principal features of merits in the construction shown, is that a person who through mistake attempts to withdraw the contents of this poison bottle, thinking he has another bottle of a harmless character is permitted to go to such an extent towards procuring the poison that when he finally realizes his mistake, he will receive a sufiicient shock to deeply impress him. He not only selects the bottle but he withdraws the cork and tilts the bottle to discharge its contents before he realizes his mistake and what might have been the result of his carelessness.

IVhat is claimed is:

A bottle having the usual neck which is permanently sealed at its inner end and having a raised ing some distance therebelow, the bottom having a discharge opening therein adjacent a depending portion of the side, which latter forms a pouring lip, and a flange in line with the discharge opening and acting with the depending portion of the side forming the pouring lip to provide for the reception of a stopper.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM F. LAING, \Vitnesses CHAS. E. Men, A. B. SPIER.

bottom with the side project- 

